Syndicated

Syndicated means a television program being shown on a different television network than the one that first showed the program. A syndicated program can also be a program that was not made for a television network. These types of programs are made and then sold to many different televisionstations to be shown.

There are different types of syndication:

First run syndication: First run syndicated programs are programs that are shown for the first time as a syndicated programs. These programs were not made to be shown by a network. Programs that are made in one country and then are shown in other countries are often first run syndicated program.

Off network syndication: Off network syndicated programs are programs that were first shown on a television network. Later, that network sold the program to other networks or stations so that they can also show it. These programs are also called re-runs.

Public broadcasting syndication: PBS makes only some of its programs. Much of the things it shows are bought from people who make syndicated programs. These shows are public broadcasting syndicated shows.